white boring refrigerator

 half is magical

handles with gold accents

right side

waiting for magic

but first i must stage

the inside of the refrig with

cute food sooo

it can be painted on the outside!!!!

oh, the magic of it all!

preparing side of refrig

for faux tile

recreated (painted) tile back splash

on the antiqued (painted & tea dyed)

side of the refrig

 

now -

dishwasher looking a little sad

hum.........

 

i love my ol' castle

creating & embellishing

for magical home time!

i am

painting

the

refrigerator

it is looking

so magical

that

i've primed

the dishwasher

&

it will soon

be magical, too!

charming brunch

invitations displayed on a

magical wire tree

what fun it is to plan a party

for celebrating friendships

that mean so much to us

girls (of all ages)

i'm creating & gathering items

for the centerpiece

(watch out!)

how great to plan the menu & then

have volunteers to cook it!

as i frequently get carried away

with the decoration & presentation

& forget about the food...

thank you friends that understand

that about me!

celebrated a dear friend's birthday today

(known her since I was about 6 years young)

everyone brought a card & tucked it into

this "pocket"

pocket sewn from ladies old dress pattern papers

(had to watch where I put the old!)

printed with a birthday message

birthday magic

some paper ephemera chain
thrown in for additional
celebration!

working today on creating a vintage party favor

needed to express the celebration of friendships

sewing paper is always an  unexpected

 thing of magic

 

started out surrounding my work space

with favorite vintage items

inspiration abound!

thinking of a "charming" theme

with charm bracelets

"charming, simply charming"

to begin with!!

the magic of my "office" travels often

to photograph the houses my son builds

i love watching a house being built

http://www.brazosstarhomes.blogspot.com/

is building a custom house on the blog

each step of progress is documented

it's fun for the owners & friends & family

to see what's going on each step of the way

(the bank also uses the blog to keep track)

 i love this wheelbarrow - such a character!

 tools belts - another favorite tools of the trade

visit http://www.brazosstarhomes.blogspot.com/

see what's going on as brays blessing is being built

i started a project this morning
but alas, i forgot to take a picture of the before
so a little history-shades looked
tired & non magical
but after shopping around, i found
that these old fashioned roller shade are
not made anymore
loving everything vintage
i decided to diy & made
them unique & still old to
go in this ol' house

took the shades down, cleaned them
attached some fancy trim with E6000 glue
added a playful tassel

 

took out the sharpie & ruler

added some words & dots

added a list of herbs that grows

in my kitchen garden

this doors goes from the kitchen

to the herb garden

 

 

below - known as the side door
this is the door we come & go
through many times a day

 

to God be the Glory

great things He has done

 

and a magic mirror ball that

catches the light - sending

sparkles throughout the den

pure magic

 

 

on this cold foggy valentine's day

there is the hope of spring in

the garden

 

Happy Valentine's Day

It's not my fault

that when I was a baby

I was dropped in a box of

GLITTER

&

I've been shinin ever since

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

old valentine framed

frame old too

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 thoughts turn to hearts

these are two of my favorite

made from an old book

garlanded with

ephemera extraordinaire

heart garland

a little box

with party pleasantries

little slips of paper

with reminders

for manners

good party behavior

 little thoughts that

we all need from

time to time

manners make magic